Few musical genres have suffered as much bastardization, misinterpretation and just plain abuse as the blues. Once reserved almost exclusively for the juke joint—that back o’ town bastion of crap-shooting, corn liquor and their inevitable outcomes; knives, straight razors and the occasional revolver—it is now more commonly heard in over-priced bars festooned with ferns and [...]
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Smoky Greenwell and the Blues Gnus, Between Iraq and a Hard Place (Southland)
May 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
The latest from Frenchmen Street warriors Smoky Greenwell and the Blue Gnus will likely appeal on several levels. On one level, the handful of omnipresent covers (“Key to the Highway,” “One Way Out”) are executed well enough to appeal to weekend revelers looking for anything familiar and dance friendly. But deeper than that, where the [...]
